NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Carina DiAntonio scored with nine minutes remaining in regulation to lift the Yale women's ice hockey team to a 3-2 win over Brown on Sunday afternoon at Ingalls Rink. The Bulldogs' effective power-play unit scored all three goals to give Yale the weekend split with the Bears.
With the win, Yale improved to 9-7 overall with a 5-5 mark in conference play. Brown dropped to 9-6-1 overall with a 5-4-1 record in ECAC Hockey competition.
Scoring Summary
• P1, 13:28 | The Bears took the lead on a goal by Jade Iginla. 1-0 BROWN
• P2, 2:25 | YALE GOAL! On the power play, Mariya Rauf skated near the blue line and passed up to Hannah Weyerhaeuser. The first year directed a beautiful low wrist shot, beating the Brown goaltender. 1-1
• P3, 2:03 | Brown retook the lead on a goal by Zoe Li. 2-1 BROWN
• P3, 5:11 | YALE GOAL! On the power play once more, Molly Boyle passed to Naomi Boucher at the near post. Boucher redirected the pass across the slot to Stephanie Stainton, who converted a wide-open one-timer. 2-2
• P3, 9:25 | YALE GOAL! For the third time, the Bulldogs earned a power-play goal. DiAntonio scored off a beautiful wrist shot from the slot. Gracie Gilkyson helped set up the play with an entry pass. 3-2 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale and Brown split the weekend series. The Bulldogs are 8-1 against the Bears over the past nine matchups.
• Weyerhaeuser scored her fourth goal of the season.
• Stainton netted her seventh goal of the year. She finished the weekend with a pair of scores.
• DiAntonio scored her team-leading tenth goal of the season. She now has 47 career goals.
• Boucher recorded her 11th assist of the season. She has the second-most helpers on the team.
• The Bulldogs dominated offensively, outshooting the Bears 46-23.
• Yale goaltender Naomi Baechler earned her third victory of the season while making 21 saves.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will break for the rest of the year and will be back in action on Jan. 2 at home against Union.
